Clinical officers are first point of call for patients

Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) Chair Peterson Wachira (center) flanked by other health officials singing a solidarity song in Nakuru on July 5, 2023, after talks with them and the Nakuru county government failed over the issue of health workers employment. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

To many in the rural areas, they are simply daktari (doctor). This is because they are the first point of call whenever a medical emergency happens.

Clinical officers take a key position in the provision of primary healthcare services amongst Kenyans in the country with a special focus on upcountry where health service centres are few and far between.